Adult Language and Cognitive Disorders Flashcards
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Broca's aphasia is characterized by which pattern of language deficits?
Answer: Non-fluent speech with relatively preserved comprehension
Broca's aphasia is marked by effortful, non-fluent speech with relatively preserved auditory comprehension.
Which aphasia type features fluent speech, impaired comprehension, and impaired repetition with paraphasias?
Answer: Wernicke's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by fluent, paraphasic speech with poor comprehension and poor repetition.
Which aphasia syndrome is characterized by relatively preserved repetition with non-fluent output and poor comprehension?
Answer: Mixed transcortical aphasia
Mixed transcortical aphasia features poor fluency, poor comprehension, but preserved repetition, often due to watershed lesions.
Anomia refers to difficulty with which language task?
Answer: Word retrieval or naming
Anomia is the inability or reduced ability to retrieve words, commonly manifested as difficulty naming objects or pictures.
Which assessment tool is widely used to classify aphasia type based on fluency, comprehension, and repetition?
Answer: Western Aphasia Battery (WAB)
The Western Aphasia Battery assesses fluency, comprehension, repetition, and naming to classify aphasia type and severity.
Semantic paraphasias involve substituting a target word with a word that is:
Answer: Semantically related
Semantic paraphasias are word substitutions based on meaning, such as saying 'chair' for 'table'.